A quick google found this Preen website with a ton of info on this family. http://www.atfreeforum.com/preenfhsg/viewtopic.php?t=24&sid=f71f10731e9da38986e0f2dafd4b18ad&mforum=preenfhsgThe children seem to be:Charlie Gay Preen b. Nov 1891 in AustraliaAlbert Preen b. Sept 1892 in AustraliaSydney David Preen, b. Feb 1897 in NJLillie/Tillie Preen b. July 1899 in NJ.I have not checked the above names and dates for accuracy nor do I have the famous step-grandchild. Maybe this will help someone else?

Hi, Thank you for posting this. I was the one who, on the original thread, was finding the information on Stephen & Emilie Preen. I was very excited when I saw you lot had found a link to John Wayne.If any of you knows where I can find the certificates to proove that it is the same Sidney, that would be great.

Hi, I have Albert G. Preen's passport was indeed from Australia, and from Newark New Jersey. His DOB is Sept 19, 1891. The passport says he was a contractor. Also his picture is on it. Inside the passport is a cemetery deed from Fairmount Cemetery Association. Paid $235.00 by Stephen Preen.

I know a bit about the Preen family in New Jersey, and might be able to help out with inquiries. Bert Preen was my mother-in-law's father. My mother-in-law was Emilie Preen Barlow, of Oldwick, New Jersey. I met Uncle Syd (Sydney) and heard him talk about John Wayne, or 'Duke', as he called him. I married Emilie's younger daughter, Annie Homan Barlow, in 1970. She died in 1980.Paul C.